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Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (born 26 September 1994) is an Italian track and field sprinter and former long jumper. He is the 2020 Olympic 100 metres champion, the 2022 60 metres world champion, the 2022 and 2024 European 100 metres champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2020 Olympics.
Aug 1, 2021 · Lamont Marcell Jacobs achieved a top speed of 26.76 miles per hour to finish the 100-meter race in 9.80 seconds, 0.22 seconds off Usain Bolt’s world record set in 2009.
When successors to Usain Bolt as Olympic 100m champion were being assessed, very few would have considered Italy's Marcell Jacobs. But he upset the odds to scorch to victory in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium, winning in a new European record of 9.80.
Aug 2, 2021 · Lamont Marcell Jacobs shocked the world when he won the men's 100 metres final last night, creating history by earning Italy its first ever gold medal in the event.
Marcell Jacobs races on 4 February in the World Indoor Tour Bronze meeting Orlen Cup in Lodz. Read the exclusive interview with the reigning Olympic champion in the 100m.
Aug 1, 2021 · Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy wins the 100-meter dash. Jacobs finished in 9.80 seconds, with Fred Kerley of the United States second and Andre De Grasse of Canada third.
Aug 1, 2021 · The Italian was the surprise champion racing from lane three dipping at the line in a time of 9.80 seconds in a new national record at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. He beat a quality field including...
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs became the fastest man in the world when he won gold in the men’s 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Jacobs time of 9.80 seconds was a new European record.
Aug 1, 2021 · Italy's Marcell Jacobs produced the performance of a lifetime to win the Tokyo 2020 men's 100m final. The Italian was the surprise champion racing from lane three dipping at the line in a time of 9.80 seconds in a new national record at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.
Aug 1, 2021 · TOKYO — Marcell Jacobs of Italy is the surprise victor of the fastest track race at the Tokyo Olympics, the men's 100 meter. Jacobs beat his personal best time and put his star...
